Double-Channel Catheter

Date1930

Mediumstainless steel

Dimensionsbaleen: 11 1/2 × 1/16 in. (29.2 × 0.2 cm)
tool, smallest: 5 3/8 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (13.7 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm)
tool, largest: 6 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 1 in. (16.5 × 8.9 × 2.5 cm)

ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Dr. Theodore R. Sadock

Object numberPC1987.49.9.7

DescriptionThis object is a steel double-ended catheter with a lateral perforation near the tip and two branching tubes near the base. These types of catheters can be used to both drain bodily fluids and administer medicine. The two tubes at the base of the object are relatively short when compared to the body of the object, and join at the base in a Y-shape. One of the tubes at the base has a thicker rim. The object is in relatively good condition with very little to no corrosion visible.

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